Our Community Based Learning Guides can help faculty plan, create or update their CBL courses. Check these out for helpful resources!
Introduction to Community Based Learning
In this guide you can learn all the basic concepts associated with Community Based Learning. This will include essential definitions, seminal research and an overview of best practices. We recommend this guide if you're brand new to CBL or if you're looking to update an existing course.
Check out this guide HERE.
Community Based Learning Course Design
This guide is intended to assist faculty in developing a CBL course. Topics include general course design strategies, course planning considerations and an overview on how to designate your course with CECiL and Mason Impact! We recommend this guide for anyone in the planning stages of a CBL course or anyone looking to update their existing course.
Check out this guide HERE.
Faculty should also consider reaching out to the Stearns Center for Teaching and Learning for general assistance with course design.
Planning and Facilitating Reflection in a CBL Course
This guide focuses on the process of reflection within a CBL course. The guide covers reflection theories, creating and assessing reflection activities as course assignments, and includes sample activities and prompts. We recommend this guide for all faculty teaching or planning to teach a CBL course.
Check out this guide HERE.